Don't expect to hear anything ordinary at this Kreuzberg cultural centre. A varied assortment of western and oriental music is on the menu, with drinks and...

Maintaining a large piano-bar feel, this jazz venue pulls in a decent local hero once in a while, but its strongest nights tend to feature singers. It holds...

Though part of the squatted Tacheles complex, Café Zapata stands on its own as a live venue, booking top-flight folk and indie artists like Joanna Newsom...

With roots dating back to 1912, the Deutsche Oper built its present 1,900-seat hall in 1961, just in time to carry the operatic torch for West Berlin during...

Festsaal means 'ballroom' and this venue near Kottbusser Tor has quite a refined edge despite the shabbiness of the interior, reinforced by a regular...

This restored industrial building is relatively young in comparison to other venues, but its association with Radio Fritz gives it the clout to stage the...

The bare brick walls and sparse lighting of this dingy and intimate location make it look more like a dungeon than a concert and theatre location. It has an...

While it mostly holds Schlager parties and cabaret nights, this elegantly restored 19th-century factory building occasionally presents a few interesting...

Despite its name, the Komische Oper puts on a broader range than just comic works, and, after its founding in 1947, made its reputation by breaking with the...

Formerly the Schauspielhaus am Gendarmenmarkt, this 1821 architectural gem by Schinkel was all but destroyed in the war. Lovingly restored, it was reopened...

Lido is the HQ of famed Berlin indie-rocksters Karrera Klub, who have been champions of new music in the city for over ten years now. This former theatre is...

The premier venue for hipper live acts not quite ready for Columbiahalle also hosts dance nights that, although drawing top-notch DJs, don't come off very...

NYC Mudd Club founder Steve Mass has rebirthed his venture in a brick-lined Berlin basement that resounds to Russendisko rather than No Wave. Indeed, Mudd...

The city's glitzy new multi-purpose arena has a 17,000 capacity and can be converted from rock venue to sports venue in a few hours flat. It's now home to...